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people sniffer

people sniffer noun: any of a series of devices used to detect concealed enemy soldiers by traces of effluents such as sweat and urine.

Noun

people sniffer (plural people sniffers)

  1. (US, historical) Any of a series of devices used to detect concealed enemy soldiers by traces of effluents such as sweat and urine.

Forms of people sniffer

pluralpeople sniffers

Questions about people sniffer

What does people sniffer mean?
People sniffer means any of a series of devices used to detect concealed enemy soldiers by traces of effluents such as sweat and urine.
What part of speech is people sniffer?
People sniffer is a noun.
What is the plural of people sniffer?
The plural of people sniffer is people sniffers.

Words near people sniffer in the dictionary

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